The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-10-20
Theodore Roosevelt on the New York
Campafcn.

Theodore Roosevelt, bound for Dakota
said TO a reporter. when asked OF the New
York Republican nominations and the
party outlook. THE talk that the nomi-
nations were machine nominations is all
nonsense la New York we suffer from
too little organization, not too much. Our
ticket represented the feeling Of the indi-
vidut members OF the convention and
was not the product of planning and
scheming The George vote is the I'M :
known quantity. He is going to lose at
both ends this year--lose from the Social
lists aud from the Catholics. Whether he
will lose enough to reduce greatly bis
strength is difficult to prophesy. When
Kelly bol,ed against the regular Demo
cratic ticket be got over 10000 in the
State. If George can do that we can win.
Three.fourtbs OF the George vote is drawn
from the Democrats perhaps four-fifths.
As usual, We shall suffer from the political
Prohibition cranks, gentlemen OF doubt
full political honesty. We have o strong
ticket aud strong platform. and shall get
u certain number Of mugwump votes, but
not many, because they arc booming strong
Democratic partisans, in so far as they
think Cleveland identified with the Demo.
cratic party. In reality they are the very
antipodes OF their present associates. l
personally think they labor under mis-
conception as to the effect Of their action,
but the bulk OF their leaders are undoubt-
eddy now SO bigoted in their adherence to
Cleveland as to be unwilling to do any
thing that can be construed into censure
OF his Administration.
"What is Cleveland's strength in New
York ?"
"He has the leaders Of the Mugwumps
with him now as in the last election. He
has undoubtedly lost among the labor and
soldier votes, but to offset that the offices
will be managed with most INSCRIPTIONS
efficiency in his favor.
"What does the Hill talk amount to p
"The talk OF Hill as Presidential can
didate is all nonsense. He and Cleveland
will go in together, each for reelection
They will have to-not that they love each
other, but each fears the other. Colonel
Grant will ! think, make good run, and
his enemies can't do anything by the at
tempt to hurt him with the colored peo-
pie"
"The Republican party in New York is
in a harmonious condition, is it not p
Excellent. as is shown by the action of
ex Mayor Low, Of Brooklyn, in taking
part this year, and by the fact that he will
take an active part next year"
You say you bave just left leading
Massachusetts Republican, how do you
regard the situation there p
Massachusetts, is the only State where
the President has gone anywhere near full
filling his pledge OF Civil Service reform,
and consequently that is the only State
where his party has thrown him over The
last ticket was nominated frankly against
Mugwumps and Civil Service reformers,
and the Mugwumps are in a qusndary,
knowing not where to turn. II is first
class punishment A great many support
ed Lowering against Lodge for sheer spite,
and now they are absolutely illogical in
refusing TO support him for Governor.
This action shows how entirely without
principle they were in not supporting
Lodge as heartily as possible"